The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-12
opservatIons by the Doctors.

CHICAGO Nov. >11.-Considerable interest at
raches to the observations taken Dy the doctors
after the drop fell. The following is their re-
port:
Pulses of Spies. Engel, Fischer and Parsons
after the drop-First minute: Spies, 1l9; Par
sons, go; Fischer, 50; Engel 60.
Second Inipute Spies, 104; Fischer, 9S; Engel,
90; Parsons, 100.
Two and . half minutes after the drop-Spies,
half minute, 81: Fischer, "a; Engei. 80; Par
sons heavy respirations and convulsive pulse,
which could not be counted.
Three minutes after the drop-Spies half
minute ~; Fisher. %; Engel, so; Parsons con-
vulsive jerking and twitching and gasping, con-
Three and half minutes after the drop
Spies half minute. 26; no report by the doctors
as to the others.
Four minutes after the drop-Spies. half
minute .; Fischer, 10, Engel. Is; Parsons.
co. convulsive.
-Four and a half minutes after the drop
Spies half minute. 20; Fischer. rate per minute,
d. Engel. per minute, 80; Parsons, no report
by the doctors.
Five minutes after the drop-Spies, half
minu1e, 10; Fischer, q; Eneel, 3d. Persons per
minute, 112, pulse becoming steader.
Five ard nne-haf minutes after the drop
Spies half minute. %. and very faint; Fischer,
q; Eugel 90 aud faint: Parsons, convulsive.
Six minutes after the drop-Spies. quarter
minute, 16; Fischer, half minute, 81 Engel, 30;
Parsons, convulsive-
Immediately after the close of the sixth min
ute Dr. Meyer announced that he was unable to
Six and one-haf minutes after the drop
Fischer. half minute, 81; Engel, 30; Parsons.
eonvulsive.
Seven minutes after the drop-Fischer half
minute 81; Parsons's pulse no longer percept-
ible: Engle not stated
Seven aud half minutes after the drop
Fischer. %; pulse Derceptible in the others.
d. Seven minutes and forty five seconds after the
drop. F1seher'S pulse declared to have
ceased The hands were visible and could be
seen ~ have turned extremely purple. Those
of En- q @I be7d Fischer were much darker in shade
than the hands of &oies aud Parsons.
Upon the expiration Of steven and half min
utes after the drop fell DR.. Meyer announced
that FIscher's pulse had resumed it's action at
the rate of sixty per minute. The other physi-
discover it, and stated that what appeared to
Dr. Meyer pulsstion Eimply the convul-
sive movements or tendons-
Many Of the spectators turned their heads at
the fatal instant but experienced eyes saw that
the body of Spies struggled fearfully at first
Fischer did not move for moment or two and
then he hung limp. but struggled for a few mo-
ments during which his c9wl was disar-
the body was turned around by~the physician
who was examining the pulse Espgelis body
made scarcely motion after IL had fallen.
When Parsops's body fell it remained stationary
for some moments. Then the head nefdded back
and forth. while the upper portion OF the body
was convulsed and the bosom heaved so hard
that il seemed as ii it would burst thFough the
ehroud With another violent thrde or the
whole body the contest between life AID death
ended.
AS soon as the doctors had declared fthe four
men TO be dead. those who Witnessed tie execu-
tons began 70 depart In most orderly manner,
in great contrast 70 previous occasionsfof q sim
liar character.